In this place, on 20-11-1945, the commander of the partisan unit of Dzūkija region (later created Dainava district) Jonas Neifalta-Lakūnas, g. 1913, d. Giraitė village, Šventežeris vlsč., Seinų district, office Lazdija district NKVD Krosno vlsč. after the military-chekist group of soldiers of the sub-division and the border army surrounded a group of partisans in the village of Atesninkai, the partisans retreated towards Kalniškės forest while shooting, the wounded commander J. Neifalta-Lakūnas killed a running Chekist and shot himself. J. Neifalta-Lakūnas led a unit of 100-120 partisans in one of the biggest and most tragic battles of Kalniškii with several times more numerous NKVD forces on 16/05/1945.
He was a non-commissioned officer of the Alytus Ulonian Regiment. Wounded in the village of Seimeniškės, he reached the forest of Kalniškės, where he ordered his friends to retreat, and killed himself. Jonas Neifalta-Lakūnas was the commander of the Lakūnas company (platoon) of the Kęstutis group of the Gediminas team.
Information and photos from the Department of Cultural Heritage at the website of the Ministry of Culture https://kpd.lrv.lt/lt/ ; The object's unique code is 29605 of the Register of Real Estate Cultural Values https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-search
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